Toy mortar



L. KYSER & A. O. REX.v Toy Mortar.

No. 234,132. Patented Nov. 9,1880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS KYSER AND ALFRED O. REX, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY M O RTA R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,132, dated November9, 1880.

Application filed January 10, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LOUIS KYsER and ALFRED 0. Rex, both ofPhiladelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania,have invented an Improvement in Toy Mortars, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to that class of toys which involve tire-works intheir operation; and it consists in mechanism which is operated to causean explosion of powder and projecta rocket or bomb from out a miniaturemortar into the air, and, further, in the construction of said rocket orbomb.

The object of our invention is to produce a toy designed to take theplace of the toy cannon now in common use, and also to make it capableof taking the place of the ordinary rocket, dispensing entirely with theuse of the stick.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of our improved toy.Fig. 2is a sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a section of thebomb. Fig. at is a perspective view, showing the polygonal recess andprojection whereby the mortar is held in a rigid position in thecarriage.

A is a small cast-iron mortar, set firmly in a stand, B, at a a, andprevented from turning by polygonal projections or trunnions on themortar, fitting into corresponding polygonal recesses in the stand orcarriage, and inclined slightly from the vertical.

The stand B extends about equidistant on both sides of the mortar, andis composed of sides I) b and connecting-braces c c.

Any other design may be used for the stand, and, if desired, the mortarmay be so attached to such stand that it can be easily disconnectedtherefrom for the purpose of more convenient packing.

The mortar is provided with a cored hole, I), of size sufficient to takein the bomb J. This hole D is connected with the cap-support E by asmall hole, 6. The percussion-cap G rests upon E, and is held in placeby the projecting rim 0.

Situated under the mortar is a bell-crank, G, which is pivoted to thelugs F. One arm of this bell-crank G carries a hammer, H, and

the other, g, has attached to it a cord, I.

The bomb J, which forms subject-matter of another application, isconstructed as follows: K is the colored bomb, one side of which isfurnished with a depression, it, into which one end of the slow fuse Mis inserted, and the other remains in the powder L. The bomb K andpowder L are contained within a paper case, N, which is secured at O.

The operation of the toy is as follows: A bomb, J, is placed, powderedend downward, within the mortar. A pointed wire or pin is then thrustthrough the hole 0, breaking the paperNa-nd exposing the powder L undersaid hole. A percussion -cap. 0, is then placed upon E and the cord Isuddenly pulled, causing the hammer H to strike the cap violently,whereby said cap is exploderhaud at the same time, through the agency ofthe hole 0 and the broken paper case N, the powder L is ex ploded. Thisprojects the colored bomb K far into the air, and at the same timeignites the fuse M, which in time explodes the saidbomb.

The fuse M or powder L is so regulated that when the bomb K is projectedto its greatest extent it is exploded.

If desired, the stand B may be made fast to a board, 820., to make itfirm.

Having now described our invention, what we claim as new is A toy mortarhaving polygonal trunnious,

supported in a nearly-vertical position by a frame having polygonalseats for the trunnions about equidistant from the ends of the frame,substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

In testimony of which invention we hereunto set our hands.

LOUIS KYSER. ALFRED C. REX.

Witnesses:

R. M. HUNTER, B. F. FELLER.

